St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-09-03
REFORM WHAT?

uI0 I0eOIeCtIVO VIII OuVOObsO sOC
cruise OF Reform. it is in order. vt
this time, to take = retrospective
view OF the reforms that the Nich-
oils government proposed TO the
people in 1873 Then. ~ lay bare
the entire subject. We will compare
the cust Of the Nichols government
with that Of Gov. McEnery. Upon
this we viii ask Our Reform CON-
tenn porsries to point out what re-
forms the Nichols government
wanted that have No. been made.
The Nichols Legislature VI 1873
submitted the following reforms 10
tue people. in the shape Of amend
msnts to the bxyOnst constitution
Of 1868. viz:
The first amendment provided for
biennial sessions Of the Legislature
That il now the law. That re-
form has been made.
The second amendment limited
the rate vi State Taxation - ten
,nills.
The limit Is now six mills. That
reform has been made aud exceeded
For New Orleans. the rate Ut r,u-
nicipal taxation was to he Is mills.
1t is now 10 mills. That reform
has been made aud exceeded.
For the country. the limit Of pa
rochial and municipal taxation MAS
to be ID mills.
1t is 10 mills now. That reform
has been made.
The third amendment allowed
legislator. salary Of $500 for the
re-. ulsr session aud $3.50 for each
extra session occurring ON the yenr
Of the regular session. aud not more
than $50 for travelling expenses.
Legislators now get 81 per day.
making for session Of GO days = |
total Of $40. and FOR nm extra ses-
sion VI 30 days total Of $500. also
actual expenses in travelling
That reform has been made and
exceeded.
The fourth amendment provided |
that no special law shall be passed
when the subject can be covered by
u general law.
That reform has been made.
The fifth amendment reduced the
Governors salary from $4,000 to
$1,000. The salary is now $1,000.
That reform has been made and
exceeded.
The sixth amendment gave tie
Lieutenant Governor double the
salary of . legislator. That il.
$1,000 for the regular session. aud
$500 for extra sessions.
He now gets So per day or $3.50
for session Of 20 days. or $40 for
M extra session Of 30 days.
That reform has been made and
The seventh amendment related
to the Veto power Of the Governor.
That reform has been made. l.
Eighth uncomfortable officer
whose salary was fixed by the Con-
was to Receive any fees or
pea quisites.
That reform has been made.
Ninth emenl,uent-R.lAted to
the judicial branch of government
Tenth amenlment-ThAt gave the
Chief Justice salary OF $1,000 and
bis associates $500.
They now get $4,000. and that re-
form has been made aud exceeded.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures
10 the jurisdictions Of the courts.
md provided for not less than
thirty judicial districts nor more
han sixty. The General A>semb!y
sas empowered to establish circuit
That reform has been made. /,
Twelfth aiDendment-That fixed
he salariss Of district judges iu the
parishes at from one 10 three thou
land dollars, aud in New Orleans
It not more than five thousand.
That reform has been made.
Thirteenth amendment Provided )
or u States attorney IN each par
sh. at salary Of between $500 and )
100 fyon the State. upon the basis
4 rspl esentatiou in the Lesisla- :
ure. aud tue same salary from the
parish. He was to get fees besides.
rhe district attorneys now get
1900 and tees.
That reform has been made and
Exceeded. |,
Fourteenth Observation-Disclosures
ed to the recusation Of judges. /,
Fifteenth amendment Related
o the manner Of putting the
ImendineLts in operation.
Sixteenth Observation-Disclosures
ID Article 1872.
Seventeenth Amandment-That
ixed the salary Of the Supsrintend-
mt Of Education ut $500. He now
,ets $4,000.
That reform has been made and
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The eighteenth and nineteenth
exempted mechanical /
rades. manufactures. ETC.. not re-
Iuiring police supervision. from H.
ense tax. and household goods to !
he amount Of $500. etc, from taxa ]
ion.
That reform has been made. /!
The General Appropriation bill
1 the Nichols Legislature for the 1
enr 1873 set apart the following
otals. including salaries. for the :
of Stats. viz: !
Governor, 81 500. It 10 now 4